Recorded 1987–2023 Girls' name Peak 2005 99 births

Tamana — girls' name

99 babies named Tamana in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s112000s652020s13
2000s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Tamana was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

15 babies were named Tamana in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamana

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Tamana between 1987 and 2023, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tamana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 99 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tamana at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

99

Since 1987

37 years of records

Peak year

2005

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1987

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tamana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1987

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
15
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 20232009200720052002200019901987 5

Tamana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
65 births that decade — 66% of Tamana's all-time total
1980s101990s112000s652020s13

Tamana by state

Where Tamana concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tamana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 7.1%
California share of Tamana's total US births 7.1%

7 of 99 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamana?
99 babies have been named Tamana since 1987. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2005 with 15 births.
When was Tamana most popular?
Tamana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Tamana most popular?
The top states for the name Tamana are California (7 births).
How long has the name Tamana been used?
Tamana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 37 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tamana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tammy, Tamara, Tami, Tammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.